The Ohio State University received national accolades for its tobacco-free policy as the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) presented its Silver Award in the HHS Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative (TFCCI).

As part of the multidisciplinary research that will inform the FDA, Karen Ahijevych, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor, will serve as director of the developmental and pilot research core

The Ohio State University has received an $18.7 million federal grant to establish a research center devoted to the study of tobacco-use patterns, industry marketing practices and public perceptions that will help the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put science behind its new role in regulating tobacco.